Man accused of breaking into home

Published: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 01:52 PM.

A Lowell man faces charges he broke into a home and stole a pocket watch between Jan. 12-18.

Kenneth Wayne Banks Jr., 23, of 225 Oakland Drive faces charges he broke into the home at 207 Oakland, Lowell, and stole a black case with a silver pocket watch inside, according to arrest warrants.

Banks then reportedly tried to sell the pocket watch to The Tobacco House, 116 W. First St., Lowell.

He was charged Saturday with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Banks was booked into the Gaston County Jail and held under a $5,000 secured bond.

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A Lowell man faces charges he broke into a home and stole a pocket watch between Jan. 12-18.

Kenneth Wayne Banks Jr., 23, of 225 Oakland Drive faces charges he broke into the home at 207 Oakland, Lowell, and stole a black case with a silver pocket watch inside, according to arrest warrants.

Banks then reportedly tried to sell the pocket watch to The Tobacco House, 116 W. First St., Lowell.

He was charged Saturday with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. Banks was booked into the Gaston County Jail and held under a $5,000 secured bond.